Software Developer Sr. Principal

General Dynamics Information Technology

3d•$142,792 - $189,750•Hybrid

About The Position

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SR PRINCIPAL YOUR IMPACT Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of War’s mission to keep our country safe and secure. OUR COMPANY Iron EagleX (IEX), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), delivers agile IT and Intelligence solutions. Combining small-team flexibility with global scale, IEX leverages emerging technologies to provide innovative, user-focused solutions that empower organizations and end users to operate smarter, faster, and more securely in dynamic environments. JOB DESCRIPTION The Software Developer Sr. Principal will support the USASOC OTA Program in Fayetteville, NC (hybrid) or Remote. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Software Developer Sr. Principal you will provide support for application development of data and business systems software to include analysis of business needs, systems flow, and determination of data storage and usage requirements. You will work as part of a team with other contractors, government civilians, and military personnel in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Requirements

Experience developing customer driven applications for data collection and analysis
Backend/DevOPs Knowledge Areas: Python, Docker, Helm/Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, or relational databases
Database: Postgres, SQL
General: Gitlab CI/CD, REST APIs
Clearance: Current DoW Secret clearance required ; active Top Secret with SCI eligibility desired
Experience: 8 years of related experience
Education: Technical training or degree
Certifications: None
Role requirements: Fayetteville, NC (Hybrid) or remote (with travel to customer site up to 1x per month).
Due to US Government Contract Requirements, only US Citizens are eligible for this role

Nice To Haves

Backend/DevOPs Knowledge Areas: Golang, Go, Node/NestJS, Java/Spring Boot, Kotlin, TypeORM, GORM
Frontend Knowledge Areas: React JS, Node JS, NEST JS, Typescript
Database: Elasticsearch, MongoDB
General: Linux, K8s, Git, WebSocket, Redis, Keycloak, S3/Minio, Puppeteer

Responsibilities

Lead end‑to‑end software development across all SDLC phases, including requirements analysis, system design, implementation, testing, refinement, debugging, and updates.
Translate complex user and mission/business needs into scalable system architectures, detailed requirements, and actionable technical plans.
Produce and review advanced design artifacts (models, diagrams, workflows) to guide development and ensure technical alignment across teams.
Develop high‑quality, maintainable, and secure software solutions within a multidisciplinary environment supporting mission‑critical intelligence operations.
Build and maintain big‑data ETL pipelines (Hadoop, Apache Airflow) and automate data ingestion from APIs and databases using Python and SQL.
Execute DevOps processes for application and database deployment using Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab CI/CD.
Automate retrieval of data from various sources via API and direct database queries for intelligence analysts and data scientists using SQL and Python.
Utilize industry‑standard tools (GitLab, Jira, Confluence) for version control, workflow management, documentation, and traceability.
Engage directly with customers and mission partners to gather requirements, provide product feedback loops, and deliver capability briefings for military stakeholders.
Provide senior‑level technical guidance to ensure optimal documentation, maintainability, and sustainability of software systems.
Mentor and coach junior developers; may serve as team or task lead; perform additional duties as needed.

Benefits

Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.